Australian Wallabies

Australian
wallabies are small kangaroo looking animals.

There are only three species of kangaroos and three secies of
wallaroos in Australia. All the other kangaroo looking animals are
wallabies - basically a small version of a kangaroo. They are
medium-sized
macropods that weigh less than 25 kg and unlike kangaroos, most of them
need a shelter. Like with other marsupials,
their young are called "joey".
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Agile Wallaby, aka Sandy WallabyMacropus agilis
is a 850mm-long, up to 27kg-heavy sandy brown animal with black ear
edges and tail tip. It breeds all year around. Female gives birth to a
tiny baby 30 days after mating and the young stays in the pouch for 7-8
months. Females mature at 12 months, males at 14. It is found across
northern Australia, from Rockhampton
in the east to Broome
in the Kimberley
in the west. It lives in open forest, woodland and grassland where it
eats grass, leaves and fruit, and is known to dig up grass roots from
30cm below the surface. It is a social animal, lives in groups of 10
and forms a mob when feeding.

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Dama, aka Tammar WallabyMacropus eugenii
is a small animal, weighing max 10kg, with a dark grey-brown fur. It is
found mostly on islands but there are a few mainland populations in south-western
WA.
They live in woodlands, scrublands and dry Eucalypt forests. They are
mostly solitary but can sometimes be seen in groups when feeding. They
eat grass and leaves. Breeding season is December to March, and young
stays in pouch for about 9 months. They live up to 14 years and the
species status is secure.

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Australian Wallabies - Western Brush WallabyMacropus irma
is a pale grey animal, 1200mm long and weighs 7-9kg. Its face is dark
except the white stripes on cheeks. It lives in open forests and
woodland in south-western WA. It is a solitary animal and it eats
grass. It breeds between March and May, and its young stay in pouch for
6-7 months.

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Australian Wallabies - Parma WallabyMacropus parma
is a pale grey-brown animal with white chest, white stripes on cheeks
and a dark stripe from head to back. It can be up to 550mm long and
weigh up to 6kg. It’s found along Great Dividing Range in New
South Wales
from Gibraltar Range to Watagan Mountains. It lives in Eucalypt forests
where it eats grass and herbs. It is nocturnal and solitary but may
feed in couples. Its breeding season is January to June, the young is
born
35 days after mating, and stay in pouch for 30 weeks. It is a
vulnerable species that was thought to be extinct until it was found in
the 1960s.

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Black-striped, aka Scrub WallabyMacropus dorsalis
is a brown animal with a black stripe from forehead to back. Males can
be much larger than females and weigh up to 20kg. It is a very social
animal, forms groups of 20 that don’t even split up when alarmed. They
live in forest and woodland where they eat grass and leaves in the
scrubby undergrowth. Female gives birth to a baby 33-35 days after
fertilisation, and the young stays in the pouch for seven months.
Females mature at 14 months, males at 20. They live up to 15 years and
they are found in northern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland
from Sydney
in south to Mackay
regionin north
and a fair bit
into inland.

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Whiptail, aka Pretty Faced WallabyMacropus parryi
is a large animal, up to 850mm tall and weighs up to 26kg. It is light
to brownish grey, has a dark face and white cheek stripes. It is found
in coastal Queensland
and northern New South Wales.
It lives in open eucalypt forests in hilly country, where it eats
grass, herbs and ferns. Female gives birth to young about 35 days after
mating and the young stays in pouch for 37 weeks. The species status is
secure.

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Australian Wallabies - Red-necked Wallaby
There are two sub-species of Macropus rufogriseus.
The mainland subspecies, Macropus rufogriseus banksianus, is
found in Southern Victoria,
western New South Wales and south-eastern
Queensland.
It lives in eucalypt forests where it eats grasses and herbs. It is
grey to reddish brown with black paws. It breeds all year around and
the young is born 30 days after fertilisation. The young stays in pouch
for 280 days and is independent after 12-17 months.

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Australian Wallabies - Bennett’s Wallaby
The Tasmanian
and Bass Straight Islands subspecies, Macropus
rufogriseus rufogriseus
is commonly known as Bennett’s Wallaby. It is similar to the mainland
subspecies but has a browner neck and a longer and darker fur. It
breeds from January to July and the young takes the same time to
develop as this of the mainland subspecies. It lives in forests and
woodlands and eats grass and herbs. Species status of both "red-necks"
is secure.

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Australian Wallabies - Banded Hare WallabyLagostrophus fasciatus
is one of the smallest of Australian wallabies that weighs about 1.7kg.
It is a nocturnal and social animal, and it eats fruit and grass. Its
breeding season is between December and September, and one young is
born a few months after fertislisation. The young stays in pouch for
six months, and is independent after nine months. Banded Hare-wallaby
used to be found in the mainland Australia (South
Australia and Western
Australia),
but today it is only restricted to a few islands in Western Australia
(Bernier Island and Dorre Island). It is thought that the causes for
its disappearance from the Australian mainland are habitat loss, and
competition with and predation by introduced
animals.

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Bridled Nailtail, aka Bridled Nail tailed Wallaby,
FlashjackOnychogalea fraenata
is a grey wallaby, with a bridled stripe along the back. It can grow up
to 1m long and weight 4-7kg. It lives in open eucalypt forest where it
eats grass, herbs and flowering plants. Bridled Nailtail Wallaby is a
solitary nocturnal animal and the female gives birth to one young 23
days after fertilisation. The young stays in the pouch for four months.
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby was thought to be extinct since the 1930s, but
was rediscovered in 1973 and is now found in rare locations around
Dingo in central
Queensland.

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Where to See Australian Wallabies
Australian Wallabies are easy to see grazing in the wild, particularly
at dusk and dawn, but the only way to get close to them is in
Australia’s many zoo parks and animal
sanctuaries like Melbourne Zoo, Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Lone Pine Koala
Sanctuary in Brisbane,
Australia Zoo on the Sunshine
Coast, Billabong Sanctuary south of Townsville
and Kuranda
Wildlife Noctarium north of Cairns,
along with other Australian animals. In most of these parks you can buy
a bag of kangaroo food and feed them.

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